orison

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman oreison, oresoun etc. and Old French oraisun etc., from Latin ōrātiō (“‘discourse, prayer’”).

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• (UK) IPA: /ˈɒɹɪsən/, /ˈɒɹɪzən/

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orison (plural orisons)

1. A prayer.
   • 1594, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, act 3, scene 1, lines 88–89:

     The fair Ophelia! Nymph, in thy orisons

     Be all my sins remember’d.

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